Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Djibouti
Djibouti: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 11.15 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Djibouti, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Djibouti is 11.15, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Djibouti peaked at 11.15 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.89, in 1990.
That places Djibouti 172nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.89 | — |
| 1991 | 4.03 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 4.18 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 4.33 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 4.49 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 4.65 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 4.83 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 5.01 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 5.2 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 5.39 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 5.59 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 5.79 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 6 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 6.21 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 6.43 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 6.65 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 6.86 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 7.08 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 7.3 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 7.5 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 7.7 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 7.91 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 8.12 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 8.34 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 8.58 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 8.83 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 9.1 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 9.39 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 9.7 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 10.03 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 10.38 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 10.76 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 11.15 | +3.6% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 11.15 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 71% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 11.15 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.97, 32% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6 | 3.89 | 5.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.54 | 5.59 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.77 | 7.7 | 10.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.76 | 10.38 | 11.15 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Djibouti?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Djibouti was 11.15 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 11.15 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.89 in 1990.
- How does Djibouti rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Djibouti ranks 172nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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